Bible Cheat Sheet

THE CHURCH
Mt 16:18-19 - upon this rock I will build my Church 
Mt 18:17 - if he refuses to listen even to the Church... 
Mt 28:18-20 - go baptize and teach all nations 
Mk 16:15-16 - go to whole world and proclaim gospel 
Lk 10:16 - whoever hears you, hears me; rejects you, rejects me. 
Jn 14:16, 26 - Holy Spirit with you always, teach/remind you of everything 
Jn 16:13 - Spirit of truth will guide you to all truth. 
1Tim 3:15 - Church is the pillar and foundation of truth. 

The Church is the body of Christ 
Col 1:18 - He is the head of the body, the church. 
1 Cor 12:20-27 - you are Christ's body, individually parts of it. 
Eph 5:30 - we are members of His body. 
Rom 12:4-5 - though many, we are one body in Christ 
1 Cor 6:15 - Don't you know your bodies are members of Christ? 

The Church must be one 
Jn 10:16 - there will be one fold and one shepherd. 
Eph 4:3-6 - one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father 
Rom 16:17 - I urge that there be no divisions among you 
1Cor 1:10 - I urge that there be no divisions among you 
Phil 2:2 - be of same mind, united in heart thinking one thing 
Rom 15:5 - God grant you to think in harmony with one another 
Jn 17:17-23 - I pray that they may be one, as we are one 
Jn 17:23 - that they may be brought to perfection as one 
1Cor 12:13 - in one spirit we are baptized into one body 
Rom 12:5 - we, though many, are one body in Christ 
Eph 4:4 - one body, one Spirit, called to be one hope 
Col 3:15 - the peace into which you were called in one body 
Mt 16:18-19 - upon this rock I will build my Church (singular)
Mt 18:17 - tell it to THE Church; if he refuses to listen even to THE Church...
(must be visible)

Apostolic Church 
Jn 15:16 - Jesus chose special men to be his Apostles 
Jn 20:21 - Jesus gave the Apostles his own mission 
Lk 22:29-3 - Jesus gave them a kingdom 
Mt 16:18 - Jesus built Church on Peter, the rock 
Jn 10:16 - one shepherd to shepherd Christ's sheep 
Lk 22:32, Jn 21:17 - Peter appointed to be chief shepherd 
Eph 4:11 - church leaders are hierarchical 
1Tim 3:1, 8; 5:17 - identifies roles of bishops, priests, deacons 
Tit 1:5 - commission for bishops to ordain priests 

Authoritative Church 
Mt 28:18-20 - Jesus delegates all power to Apostles 
Jn 20:23 - power to forgive sin 
1Cor 11:23-24 - power to offer sacrifice (Eucharist) 
Lk 10:16 - power to speak with Christ's voice 
Mt 18:18 - power to legislate 
Mt 18:17 - power to discipline 

Infallible Church 
Jn 16:13 - guided by Holy Spirit into all truth 
Jn 14:26 - Holy Spirit to teach & remind them of everything 
Lk 10:16 - speak with Christ's own voice 
1Tim 3:15 - Church called "pillar and foundation of truth" 
1Jn 2:27 - anointing of Holy Spirit remains in you 
Acts 15:28 - Apostles speak with voice of Holy Spirit 
Mt 28:20 - I am with you 

Perpetual Church 
Is 9:6-7 - of Christ's government there will be no end 
Dan 2:44 - God's kingdom shall stand forever 
Dan 7:14 - His kingdom shall not be destroyed
Eph 3:21 - to him be glory in the church to all generations for ever and ever. 
Lk 1:32, 33 - no end to Christ's kingdom 
Mt 7:24 - Jesus is like a wise man who built his house on a rock 
Mt 13:24-30 - let wheat & weeds grow together until harvest 
Mt 16:18 - gates of hell will never prevail against Christ's church 
Jn 14:16 - Holy Spirit will be with you always 
Mt 28:19-20 - I am with you all days

PAPACY & APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION
Primacy of Peter 
Mt 16:18 - upon this rock (Peter) I will build my church 
Mt 16:19 - give you keys of the kingdom; power to bind & loose 
Lk 22:32 - Peter's faith will strengthen his brethren 
Jn 21:17 - given Christ's flock as chief shepherd 
Mk 16:7 - angel sent to announce Resurrection to Peter 
Lk 24:34 - risen Jesus first appeared to Peter 
Acts 1:13-26 - headed meeting which elected Matthias 
Acts 2:14 - led Apostles in preaching on Pentecost 
Acts 2:41 - received first converts 
Acts 3:6-7 - performed first miracle after Pentecost 
Acts 5:1-11 - inflicted first punishment: Ananias & Saphira 
Acts 8:21 - excommunicated first heretic, Simon Magnus 
Acts 10:44-46 - received revelation to admit Gentiles into Church 
Acts 15:7 - led first council in Jerusalem 
Acts 15:19 - pronounces first dogmatic decision 
Gal 1:18 - after conversion, Paul visits chief Apostle 
*Gal 2:11-14 - I opposed Cephas to his face for his hypocrisy 
Peter's name always heads list of Apostles: Mt 10:14; Mk 3:16-19;
Lk 6:14-16; Acts 1:13 
"Peter and his companions" Lk 9:32; Mk 16:7 
Spoke for Apostles - Mt 18:21; Mk 8:29; Lk 8:45; 12:41; Jn 6:69 
Peter's name occurs 195 times, more than all the rest put together 

Apostolic Succession 
2 Chr 19:11 - high priest is over you in everything of Lord's 
Mal 2:7 - seek instruction from priest, he is God's messenger 
Eph 2:20 - Church built upon foundation of apostles & prophets 
Eph 4:11 - God gave some as apostles, others as prophets... 
1 Cor 12:28-29 - God designated in church: apostles, ... 
Acts 1:20 - let another take his office 
Acts 1:25-26 - Matthias takes Judas' apostolic ministry 
1 Tim 3:1, 8; 5:17 - qualifications for: bishops, priests, & deacons 
1Tim 4:14 - gift conferred with the laying on of hands 
1Tim 5:22 - do not lay hands too readily on anyone 
Acts 14:23 - they appointed presbyters in each church 
2Tim 2:2 - what you heard from me entrust to faithful teachers 
Titus 1:5 - appoint presbyters in every town, as I directed

SCRIPTURE AND TRADITION
Bible Alone or Bible Plus Tradition? 
1Cor 11:2 - hold fast to traditions I handed on to you 
2Thess 2:15 - hold fast to traditions, whether oral or by letter 
2Thess 3:6 - shun those acting not according to tradition 
Jn 21:25 - not everything Jesus said recorded in Scripture 
Mk 13:31 - heaven & earth shall pass away, but my word won't 
Acts 20:35 - Paul records a saying of Jesus not found in gospels 
2Tim 1:13 - follow my sound words; guard the truth 
2Tim2:2 - what you heard entrust to faithful men 
2Pet 1:20 - no prophecy is a matter of private interpretation 
2Pet 3:15-16 - Paul's letters can be difficult to grasp & interpret 
1Pet 1:25 - God's eternal word = word preached to you 
Rom 10:17 - faith come from what is heard 
1Cor 15:1-2 - being saved if you hold fast to the word I preached 
Mk 16:15 - go to the whole world, proclaim gospel to every creature 
Mt 23:2-3 - chair of Moses; observe whatever they tell you 

Tradition Condemned? 
*Mt 15:3 - break commandment of God for your tradition 
*Mk 7:9 - set aside God's commandment to uphold tradition 
*Col 2:8 - seductive philosophy according to human tradition 
1Cor 11:2 - commends them for following Apostolic tradition 
2Thess 2:15 - commands them to keep traditions 
2Thess 3:6 - shun those acting not according to tradition 

Deuterocanonicals
Heb 11:35 - 'Women received their dead by resurrection. 
Some were tortured, refusing to accept release,
that they might rise again to a better life' refers only to 2nd Macc 7


SALVATION, FAITH AND WORKS
Faith Alone or Faith plus Works? 
Jam 2:24 - a man is justified by works and not by faith alone 
Jam 2:26 - faith without works is dead 
Gal 5:6 - only thing that counts is faith working in love 
1 Cor 13:2 - faith without love is nothing 
Jn 14:15 - if you love me, keep my commandments 
Mt 19:16-17 - if you wish to enter into life, keep commandments 
1Tim 5:8 he who doesn't provide for family worse than unbeliever.

Have You Been Saved? 

Past Event (I have been saved) 
Rom 8:24 - for in hope we were saved 
Eph 2:5, 8 - by grace you have been saved through faith 
2Tim 1:9 - He saved us, called us according to his grace 
Tit 3:5 - He saved us through bath of rebirth, renewal by Holy Spirit 

Present Process (I am being saved) 
Phil 2:12 - work out your salvation with fear and trembling 
1Pet 1:9 - as you attain the goal of your faith, salvation 

Future Event (I will be saved) 
Mt 10:22 - he who endures to the end will be saved 
Mt 24:1 - he who perseveres to the end will be saved 
Mk 8:35 - whoever loses his life for my sake will save it 
Acts 15:11 - we shall be saved through the grace of Jesus 
Rom 5:9-10 - since we are justified, we shall be saved 
Rom 13:11 - salvation is nearer now than first believed 
Cor 3:15 - he shall be saved, but only as through fire 
1Cor 5:5 - deliver man to Satan so his spirit may be saved 
Heb 9:28 - Jesus will appear second time, to bring salvation 

Good Works 
Mt 7:21 - not Lord, Lord but he who does the will of father 
Mt 19:16-17 - to have life, keep my commandments 
Jn 14:21 - he who keeps my commandments loves me 
Rom 2:2-8 - eternal life by perseverance in good works 
Gal 5:4-6 - nothing counts but faith working through love 
Eph 2:8-10 - we are created in Christ Jesus for good works 
Phil 2:12-13 - work out salvation with fear and trembling 
Jam 2:14-24 - a man is justified by works & not faith alone 

Judged According to Deeds 
Rom 2:2-8 - eternal life by perseverance in good works 
2Cor 5:10 - recompense accord to what did in body 
2Cor 11:15 - their end will correspond to their deeds 
1Pet 1:17 - God judges impartially according to one's works 
Rev 20:12-13 - dead judged according to their deeds 
Col 3:24-25 - will receive due payment for whatever you do 

Assurance of Salvation? 
Mt 7:21 - not everyone saying "Lord, Lord" will inherit 
Mt 24:13 - those who persevere to the end will be saved 
Rom 11:22 - remain in his kindness or you will be cut off 
Phil 2:12 - work out your salvation in fear and trembling 
1Cor 9:27 - drive body for fear of being disqualified 
1Cor 10:11-12 - those thinking they are secure may fall 
Gal 5:4 - separated from Christ, you've fallen from grace 
2Tim 2:11-13 - must hold out to the end to reign with Christ 
Hb 6:4-6 - describes sharers in Holy Spirit who then fall away 
Heb 10:26-27 - if sin after receiving truth, judgment remains 

Regenerative Baptism 
Jn 3:5, 22 - born of water & Spirit; Apostles begin baptizing 
Tit 3:5 - saved us through bath of rebirth & renewal by Holy Spirit 
Acts 2:37-38 - repent, be baptized, receive gift of Holy Spirit 
Acts 22:16 - get selves baptized and sins washed away 
1Cor 6:11 - you were washed, sanctified, justified 
Rom 6:4 - baptized into death; live in newness of life 
1Pet 3:21 - baptism...now saves you 
Heb 10:22 - heart sprinkled, bodies washed in pure water 
(also see The Sacraments)

Health and Wealth Gospel 
Mk 10:28 - no "take cross and follow me" = not worthy of me 
Rom 8:16-17 - heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him 
Rom 8:18 - present suffering nothing compared w/future glory 
Phil 1:28-29 - granted to believe, also to suffer for him 
Col 1:24 - filling up what is lacking in Christ sufferings 
Heb 12:5-7 - whom God loves, he disciplines as sons 
Heb 12:11 discipline seems painful, but brings righteousness 
1Pet 1:6 - for a while you must suffer various trials 
1Pet 2:19-21 - suffering = grace; Jesus suffered as our example 

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Mary 
Lk 1:28, 30 - angel: "full of grace, found favor with God 
Lk 1:42 - Elizabeth: "most blessed among women" 
Lk 1:48 - Mary: "all generations will call me blessed" 

Mother of God 
Lk 1:43 - Elizabeth calls her "mother of my Lord" = God 
Mt 1:23 - virgin bear a son, Emmanuel = "God is with us" 
Lk 1:35 - child born will be called holy, the Son of God 
Gal 4:4 - God sent his Son, born of a woman 

The Assumption 
Gn 5:24 (Hb 11:5) - Enoch taken to heaven without dying 
2Kg 2:11 - Elijah assumed into heaven in fiery chariot 
Mt 27:52 - many saints who had fallen asleep were raised 
1Thess 4:17 - caught up to meet the Lord in the air 
1Cor 15:52 - we shall be instantly changed at the last trumpet 
Rom 6:23 - for the wages of sin is death 
Rev 11:19-21 - ark in heaven = woman clothed in sun 
Ps 132:8 - Arise, O Lord & go to thy resting place,
thou & the ark of thy might. 

The Immaculate Conception 
Lk 1:28 - hail full of grace[highly favored] Lord is with you 
Lk 1:30 - you have found favor with God 
Lk 1:37 - for with God nothing shall be impossible 
Gn 3:15 - complete enmity between woman & Satan, sin 
Ex 25:11-21 - ark made of purest gold for God's word 
*Rom 3:23 - all have sinned & are deprived of God's glory 
*Lk 1:47 - my spirit rejoices in God my Savior 

Perpetual Virginity 
Lk 1:34 - how can this be, since I do not know man 
Lk 2:41-51 - age 12, Jesus evidently only son of Mary 
Mk 6:3 - "the son of Mary" not "a son of Mary" 
*Mt 13:55-56 - brothers James, Joseph, Simon & Jude 
Mt 27:56 - Mary the mother of James & Joseph also 
Jn 19:25 - Mary the wife of Clopas 
Jn 19:26 - entrusted Mary to John, not a younger sibling 
Jn 7:3-4 - brothers advise like elders: "go to Judea, manifest self"
unthinkable for younger siblings (see next verse)
Mk 3:21 - set out to seize him, "he is out of his mind" 
*Mt 1:25 - Joseph knew her not until she bore first-born 
Mt 28:20 - I am with you always, UNTIL the end of the age 
1Tim 4:13 - UNTIL I arrive, attend to reading, teaching... 
1Cor 15:25 - he must reign UNTIL has enemies underfoot 
Lk 1:80 - John in desert UNTIL day of his manifestation 
Ex 13:2; Nb 3:12 - consecrate first -born that opens womb 
Ex 34:20 - first-born among your sons you shall redeem

THE PRIESTHOOD
Call No Man Father 
Acts 7:2 - St. Stephen calls Jewish leaders "fathers" 
Acts 21:40, 22:1 - St. Paul calls Jerusalem Jews "fathers" 
Rom 4:16-17 - Abraham called the father of us all" 
1Cor 4:14-15 - I became your father in Christ through gospel 
1Tim 1:2 - my true child in our common faith 
Heb 12:7-9 - we have earthly fathers to discipline us 
Lk 14:26 - if anyone comes to me without hating his father... 
1Thess 2:11 - we treated you as a father treats his children 
Philem 10 - whose father I became in my imprisonment 
1Jn 2:13, 14 - I write to you, fathers, because you know him 

Celibacy 
*1Tim 4:1-3 - forbidding marriage is a doctrine of demons 
*1Tim 3:2 - bishop must be married only once 
Eph 5:21-33 - marriage is good: holy symbol of Christ & church 
Mt 19:12 - celibacy praised by Jesus, who was chaste 
Jer 16:1-4 - Jeremiah told not to take wife & have children 
1Cor 7:8 - St. Paul was celibate 
1Cor 7:32-35 - celibacy recommended for full-time ministers 
2Tim 2:3-4 - no soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits 
1Tim 5:9-12 - pledge of celibacy taken by older widows 

(also see Apostolic Succession and the sacrament of Holy Orders)

PURGATORY, HELL, & SIN
Purgatory 
Mt 5:48 - be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect 
Heb 12:14 - strive for that holiness without which cannot see God 
Jam 3:2 - we all fall short in many respects 
Rev 21:27 - nothing unclean shall enter heaven 
Jam 1:14-15 - when sin reaches maturity gives birth to death 
2Sam 12:13-14 - David, though forgiven, still punished for his sin 
Mt 5:26 - you will not be released until paid last penny 
Mt 12:32 - sin against Holy Spirit unforgiven in this age or next 
Mt 12:36 - account for every idle word on judgment day 
2Macc 12:44-46 - atoned for dead to free them from sin 
1Cor 3:15 - suffer loss, but saved as through fire 
1Pet 3:18-20; 4:6 - Jesus preached to spirits in prison 
2Tim 1:16-18 - Paul prays for dead friend Onesiphorus 
1Cor 15:29-30 - Paul mentions people baptizing for the dead 

Hell 
Is 33:11, 14 - who of us can live with the everlasting flames 
Mt 25:41 - depart, you accursed, into the eternal fire 
Mt 25:46 - these will go off to eternal punishment 
Lk 3:16-17 - the chaff will burn in unquenchable fire 
2Thess 1:6-9 - these will pay the penalty of eternal ruin 

Original Sin 
Gn 2:16-17 - the day you eat of that tree, you shall die 
Gn 3:11-19 - God's punishment for eating of the tree 
Rom 5:12-19 - many became sinners through one man's sin 
1Cor 15:21-23 - by a man came death; in Adam all die 
Eph 2:1-3 - we all once lived in the passions of our flesh

THE SACRAMENTS
Infant Baptism 
Jn 3:5; Mk 16:16 - baptism required for entering heaven 
1Cor 15:21-22 - in Adam all die, in Christ all made alive 
Mk 10:14 - let children come; to such belongs the kingdom 
Lk 18:15 - people were bringing even infants to him... 
Col 2:11-12 - baptism has replaced circumcision 
Jos 24:15 - as for me and my house, we will serve Lord 
Mt 8:5ff. - daughter healed because of centurion's faith 
Mt 15:21ff. - daughter healed because of Canaanite woman's faith 
Lk 7:1ff. - just say the word, and let my servant be healed 
Acts 16:31 - believe in Lord Jesus you & house will be saved 
Acts 16:15 - she was baptized, with all her household 
Acts 16:33 - he and all his family were baptized at once 
1Cor 1:16 - I baptized the household of Stephanas 

Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist 
Jn 6:35-71 - Eucharist promised 
Mt 26:26ff (Mk 14:22ff., Lk 22:17ff.) - Eucharist instituted 
1Cor 10:16 - Eucharist = participation in Christ's body & blood 
1 Cor 11:23-29 - receiving unworthily his body & blood 
Ex 12:8, 46 - Paschal lamb had to be eaten 
Jn 1:29 - Jesus called "Lamb of God" 
1 Cor 5:7 - Jesus called "paschal lamb who has been sacrificed 
Jn 4:31-34; Mt 16:5-12 - Jesus talking symbolically about food 
1Cor 2:14-3:4 - explains what "the flesh" means in Jn 6:63 
Ps 14:4; Is 9:18-20; Is 49:26; Mic 3:3; 2Sm 23:15-17; Rv 17:6, 16 -
to symbolically eat & drink one's body & blood = assault 

Confirmation 
Acts 19:5-6 - Paul imposed hands on baptized, received Holy Spirit 
Acts 8:14-17 - laid hands upon them, they received Holy Spirit 
2Cor 1:21-22 - put seal on us and given Holy Spirit in our hearts 
Eph 1:13 - you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit 
Heb 6:2 - instruction about baptism & laying on of hands 

Confession 
Mt 9:2-8 Son of Man has authority to forgive sins 
Jn 20:23 - whose sins you forgive/retain are forgiven/retained 
Jn 20:22 - breathed on them, "receive Holy Spirit" [recall Gn 2:7] 
2Cor 5:17-20 - given us the ministry of reconciliation 
Jam 5:13-15 - confess your sins to one another 
Mt 18:18 - whatever you bind & loose on earth, so it is in heaven 

Anointing the Sick 
Mk 6:12-13 - anointed with oil many sick, cured them 
Jam 5:14-15 - presbyters pray over sick, anoint, sins forgiven 

Holy Orders 
Acts 20:28 - Holy Sprit appointed you overseers, to tend Church 
Lk 22:19 - do this in memory of me 
Jn 20:22 - As Father sent me, I send you...receive Holy Spirit 
Acts 6:6 - the apostles prayed and laid hands on them 
Acts 13:3 - they laid hands on them & sent them off 
Acts 14:22 - they appointed presbyters in each church 
1Tim 4:14 - gift received through laying on of hands of presbyterate 
2Tim 1:6 - gift of God you have through imposition of hands 
Tit 1:5 - appoint presbyters in every town as I directed you 
(also see The Priesthood)

Matrimony 
Mt 19:5-6 - leave father & mother, join wife, 2 become 1 flesh 
Mk 10:7-12 - what God joined together, no man separate 
Eph 5:22-32 - union of man & wife image of Christ & Church 
Heb 13:4 - let marriage be honored among all

SOCIAL TEACHINGS
Divorce and Remarriage 
Mal 2:14-16 - for I hate divorce, says the Lord 
Mt 5:32-33 - to divorce or marry divorced wife is adultery 
Mt 19:4-6, 9 - to divorce wife and remarry = adultery 
Lk 16:18 - to divorce & remarry or marry divorced = adultery 
Rom 7:2-3 - wife consorts = adulteress if living, but not if dead 
1Cor 7:10-11 - if wife separated, stay single or reconcile 

Contraception 
Gn 38:9-10 God killed Onan for spilling seed [see next]
Dt 25:5-10 - penalty for defying Levirate law: not death  
Gn 1:27-28 (Gn 9:1, 35:11) - be fruitful and multiply 
Ps 127:3-5 - children gift from God, blessed is a full quiver 
1Chr 25:5 - God gave 14 sons & 3 daughters to exalt him 
1Chr 26:4-5 - God indeed blessed Obededom with 8 sons 
Hos 9:10-17 - Israel is punished with childlessness 
Ex 23:25-26 - blessings promised: no miscarrying, barrenness 
Lv 21:17-20 - crushed testicles is called a defect & blemish 
Dt 23:1 - no one castrated shall enter the assembly 
Dt 25:11-12 - punishment for potential damage to genitals 
Rom 1:25-27 - natural function of women = childbearing 
1Tim 2:11-15 - women saved through the bearing of children 
Acts 5:1-11 - Ananias/Saphira slain - withholding part of gift 
Gal 6:7 - God is not mocked-accepting pleasure, denying fruit 
Mt 21:19, Mk 11:14 - Jesus cursed fruitless fig tree 
Gal 5:20, Rv 9:21, 21:8 - Greek pharmakeia = abortifacient potions 
1Cor 6:19-20 - body temple of the Holy Spirit, glorify God with body 

Homosexuality 
Gn 1:27 - complementarity of sexes reflects God's inner unity 
Gn 2:21-24 - transmission of life through total self-donation - one flesh
Gn 19 - original sin deteriorates to Sodom's sin, destroyed 
Lv18:22 - called abomination, cut off from people (v.29) 
Lv 20:13 - both shall be put to death for abominable deed 
Rom 1:27 - called unnatural, shameful, and a perversity 
1Cor 6:9 - active homosexuals won't inherit kingdom of God 
1Tim 1:9-10 - those who engage in such acts called sinners 

Drinking Wine 
Gn 27:25 - Isaac brought Jacob wine, and he drank 
Dt 14:23-26 - spend money on sheep, wine, & strong drink 
Prov 20:1 - wine is a mocker, unwise to be led astray by it 
Eccl 9:7 - drink your wine with merry heart - God approves 
Is 25:6 - God will provide feast of rich foods & choice wines 
Is 5:11 - woe to those who rise early & run after strong drink 
Is 5:22 - woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine 
Luke 7:33-34 - son of man eats & drinks: behold glutton & drunk 
Jn 2:2-10 - miracle at Cana: water turned into good wine 
Eph 5:18 - do not get drunk with wine, that is debauchery 
1Tim 5:23 - drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach

SAINTS, RELICS, AND STATUES
Communion of Saints 
Eph 1:22-23 - he is head of the Church, which is His body 
Eph 5:21-32 - Christ is the head of the Church, Savior of the body 
Col 1:18, 24 - He is head of the body, the Church 
1Cor 12:12-27 - if I suffer, all suffer; if I am honored, all rejoice 
Rom 12:5 - we are one body in Christ, individual parts of one another 
Eph 4:4 - one body, one Spirit, called to one hope 
Col 3:15 - you were called in one body 
Rom 8:35-39 - death cannot separate us from Christ 
Rom 12:10 - love one another with mutual affection 
1Thess 5:11 - encourage, build up one another 
Gal 6:2 - bear one another's burdens 
Gal 6:10 - let us do good to all, especially those in family of faith 

Intercessory Prayer of Saints 
Rom 15:30 - join me by your prayers to God on my behalf 
Col 4:3, 1Thess 5:25 - pray for us 
2Thess 1:11 - we always pray for you 
2Thess 3:1 - finally, brothers, pray for us 
Eph 6:18-19 - making supplication for all the saints & for me 
Tob 12:12 - angel presents Tobit & Sarah's prayer to God
Ps 148 - David calls upon angels
Zech 1:12 - angel intercedes for Jerusalem 
Mk 12:25, Mt 22:30 - men in heaven are as the angels
Rev 5:8 - those in heaven offer prayers of the holy ones to God 
*Saints dead, prayer is necromancy (Dt 18:10-11) 
Mk 12:26-27 - he is God of the living, not of the dead 
Mk 9:4 - Jesus seen conversing with Elijah & Moses
Lk 9:31 - Elijah & Moses aware of earthly events 
Rev 6:9-11 - martyrs under altar want earthly vindication 
Heb 12:1 - we are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses 
Lk 16:19-30 - departed rich man intercedes for brothers 
Rev 20:4 - saw the souls of those who had been beheaded 
Wis 3:1-6 - the souls of the just are in the hand of God 
2Macc 15:7-16 - the departed Onias & Jeremiah pray for the Jews 
Jas 5:16 Prayers of righteous man
1 Cor. 13:12 - I shall understand fully
1 John 4: 20-21 - whoever loves God must love his brother
1 Cor 12:21 - parts of Christ's Body cannot say to other parts,
"I do not need you".

*1Tim 2:5 - "One mediator between God and man" 
1Tim 2:1-7 - offer prayers, petitions for all men 
1Pet 2:5 - be a holy priesthood to offer sacrifices through Christ 
Mk 10:18 - only God is good 
Mt 25:23 - well done my good and faithful servant 
Jn 10:11-16 - I am good shepherd; one flock I shepherd 
Jn 21:15-16 - feed my lambs, tend my sheep 
Eph 4:11 - He gave some as apostles…others as pastors 
Heb 3:1, 7:24, 9:12-13 - Jesus eternal high priest; one sacrifice 
Rev 1:6, 5:10 - He made us a kingdom of priests for God 
 

Veneration of Saints 
Jos 5:14 - Joshua fell prostrate in worship before angel 
Dan 8:17 - Daniel fell prostrate in terror before Gabriel 
Tob 12:16 - Tobiah & Tobit fall to ground before Raphael 
Mt 18:10 - angels in heaven always behold face of God (we venerate 
angels because of their great dignity,
which comes form their union with God. 
Saints also are united with God) 
1Jn 3:2 - we shall be like him, we shall see him as he is 
1Thess 1:5-8 - you become an example to all the believers 
Heb 13:7 - remember leaders, consider/imitate their faith & life 

Relics 
2Kgs 13:20-21 - contact with Elisha's bones restored life 
Acts 5:15-116 - cures performed through Peter's shadow 
Acts 19:11-12 - cures through face cloths that touched Paul 

Statues 
*Ex 20:4-5 - do not make and worship any graven images 
Ex 25:18-19 - make two cherubim of beaten gold 
Num 21:8-9 - Moses made bronze serpent & put on pole 
1Kgs 6:23-29 - temple had engraved cherubim, trees, flowers 
1Kgs 7:25-45 - temple had bronze oxen, lions, pomegranates

(also see The Blessed Virgin Mary)

MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

Scandals in the Church 
Jer 32:32-35 - OT leaders & priests offered child sacrifices 
2 Kgs 23:7 - OT cult prostitutes in the temple of the Lord 
Jn 4:22 - in spite of their infidelity, salvation is from Jews 
Mk 14:43-46 - Judas betrayed Jesus 
Mk 14:66-72 Peter denied him 
Jn 20:24-25 Thomas refused to believe his resurrection 
Mk 14:50 - they all left him and fled in garden of Gethsemane 
Rom 3:3-4 - will their infidelity nullify fidelity of God? No! 
2 Tim 2 :13 - if we are unfaithful, God remains faithful 
Mt 13:24-30 - Parable of the weeds among the wheat 
Mt 13:47-48 - parable of net that collects good and bad 

Fasting 
*1Tim 4:3 - condemns anti-flesh heretics
Mk 7:19 - Christ declared all food clean 
1Tim 4:4-5 - everything created by God is good 
Dan 10:3 - Daniel refused to eat choice foods for 3 weeks 
Mt 9:15 - Christ's followers will fast once he is gone 
Mt 6:16-18 - Jesus gave regulations concerning how to fast 

Divinity of Jesus 
Jn 1:1 - the Word was God 
Jn 1:14-15 - glory of Father's only Son, full of grace and truth 
Jn 8:19 - if you knew me, you would know my Father 
Jn 8:58-59 - I assure you, before Abraham was, I AM 
Jn 10:30-33 - the Father and I are one (see Ex 3:14, 20:7;
Lev 19:12, 24:14-16) 
Jn 10:38 - the Father is in me and I am in the Father 
Jn 12:45 - whosoever sees me sees the one who sent me 
Jn 14:8-12 - whoever had seen has seen the Father 
Jn 20:28 - Jesus accepts Thomas's "my Lord and my God" 
Col 2:9 - in him dwells whole fullness of deity bodily 
Acts 20:28 - church of God he acquired with his blood 
Eph 1:7 - in him we have redemption by his blood 
1Jn 1:7 - blood of his Son Jesus cleanses from all sin 
Tit 2:13 - glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ 

Time of Second Coming Unknown 
Mt 24:44 - be prepared, Jesus coming at unexpected hour 
Mt 25:13 - stay awake, you know neither the day nor hour 
Mk 13:35-37 - watch, unknown when lord of house coming 
Lk 12:46 - master will come like a thief in night 
1thess 5:2-3 - day of Lord will come like a thief in night 
2Pet 3:9-10 - day of lord will come like a thief 
Rev 3:3 - if not watchful, will come like a thief 
Mt 24:36 - no one but Father alone knows day and hour 

Holy Spirit a Person, Not a Force 
Jn 14:26 - "he will teach you all things" 
Acts 8:29 - "and the Spirit said to Philip, 'Go up..." 
Acts 13:2 - "Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me...'" 
Rom 8:27 - "Spirit intercedes for the saints..." 
1Cor 2:11 - no one understands the thoughts of God, but Spirit 
1Cor 12:11 - Spirit apportions to each as he wills 
Eph 4:30 - "do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God" 

Repetitious Prayer 
*Mt 6:7 - do not babble like pagans with their many words 
1Kgs 18:25-29 - example of vain repetition: call Baal for hours 
Mt 26:44 - Jesus prayed a third time, saying the same thing again 
Lk 18:13 - collector kept beating breast & praying: be merciful 
Rev 4:8 - repeat day & night, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord" 
1Thess 5:17 - pray without ceasing
Ps 136 (26X 'his steadfast love endures forever')
Mt 6:9-13 Our Father